It's beginning to look like Christmas! The festive season seems to be suddenly upon us with the arrival of the Christmas tree, the school fair and nativty songs filling the air! It all seems to have coincided with a sharp dip  temperatures - luckily our new windows and roof are keeping us all toasty and warm! 

To mark the festival of advent, our Core Value Ambassadors have been promoting Courage, Compassion and Creativity through daily inspirational messages delivered to each class during December. This is a wonderful way to reinforce the values we hold dear as a school. 

In Reception, the first day of December was marked with a visit from an elf who had fun in Mrs Olivato's button store and left a letter and books for the boys and girls.

We are all looking forward to the school fair at 3.30! We hope you have a great time and we will see you all next week - have a wonderful weekend in the meantime. 

Warmest regards,

Nicola O'Hare

Head of School

PS: Check out our new Instagram Account for Updates on the School and Individual Classes - more to come soon! https://www.instagram.com/sarrattprimary/ 

This festive season, why not bring the family to Leavesden Country Park to join us for a truly magical experience as you take on the Christmas Challenge Trail! 

When: 21 November 2023 - 1 January 2024 

Where: Leavesden Country Park, WD5 0NX 

Knock on 10 Christmas door artworks spread across the North and South the of the park by scanning the QR codes as you walk. Completely free and designed for visitors of all ages to enjoy, the Christmas Challenge Trail is a unique way of celebrating the festive season outdoors. Wrap up warm and be transported into a winter fairy-tale as you meet the residents behind each door, with festive challenges for you to complete before you claim your prize! These include AR characters, selfie masks, puzzles, riddles, ebooks and more. 

How to play: The trail works by utilising contactless QR codes, without the need for players to download or sign up to anything. The trail consists of 10 story-points with embedded QR codes. 

To take part simply: Test the Augmented Reality on your Device: https://highstreetsafari.com/christmas Visit the 10 stops, in any order. By scanning their QR codes with your phone’s camera (or typing the URLs, printed under the QR codes, directly into your browser’s address bar) you’ll collect digital stamps. You’ll be presented with a fun challenge at each stop. You can then see the AR character or selfie scene. Once you’ve visited all of the stops you can take your prize badge selfie and download the free ebook. 

Important: You must use the SAME browser on the SAME device for character collection. You must have browser cookies enabled and not clear them during the trail. 

Visit threerivers.gov.uk for more info. 

Make sure your child comes to school with a water bottle each day. Children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are provided with a snack in the morning. Children in KS2 can bring a fruit or vegetable snack to school for playtime. 

If your child needs additional medication, please  fill in this form and drop it into the school office. 

https://sarratt.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/MED-1-Form.pdf

Please ensure your child has an outdoor jacket everyday. We always aim to have the children outside as much as possible during playtime and lunchtime.

The climbing frames are out of bounds before and after school. 

Good attendance starts at primary school - children who have attendance of 97% or above achieve better outcomes in school and have the best opportunities in their adult life.  

If your child misses school regularly, this will affect friendships as well as academic outcomes. It can be hard for a child who misses lots of school to form and maintain relationships with their classmates.

Being on time is also vital. Arriving late at school can be very disruptive for your child, their teacher and the other children in the class.

Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow!